A Pennsylvania man has just come forward revealing that he has had a decade-long romantic relationship with former Senator and presidential candidate, Rick Santorum.

Santorum has been very vocal in his viewpoints on homosexuality and how it is hindering our society from moving forward in a moral manner. However, Hugh Johnson knows a completely different side of the former Senator that he wants the American public to know about.

Johnson told FWP:

I think Ricky is overcompensating his true feelings towards homosexuals. If people really knew the Ricky that I know, they would know that he is a kind and gentle soul that wants everyone to have the ability to love whoever they so choose. I’m finally coming forward because I can’t stand do see the pain in his face any longer. He obviously wants to come out with it, and maybe this will be the nudge that he needs. However, if he denies being my lover, I can only assume that he is doing so because he knows most other Republicans want him to hate homosexuals… but I can’t imagine Ricky hating anyone, he is a magnificent human-being.

Johnson said that he met Santorum at the “Bear of the Ball” wine mixer in the spring of 2000 in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until Santorum decided he wanted to try a bid at the White House that he finally broke off all ties from Johnson.

Now, with Johnson breaking his silence, will there be enough time for Rick Santorum to change his stance on homosexuality after all? Only time will tell.